Abstract

Considering the long-term constructions, it is important to correctly define the project costs as well as profit/loss and relate these data with the corresponding period. There are two methods used in the accounting of long-term constructions: first one is the completed percentage method that has been used for years. The completion of whole or majority of the construction is mandatory in this method to evaluate profit/loss, revenue and costs. The second method is completion percentage technique that is also proposed by Turkish accounting standards TMS11. This method is based on periodicity where the start and finish times are involved in different time periods. Since the revenue and costs are distributed depending on the completion percentage, more trustworthy statements are formed. Therefore this paper includes the introduction of general information on construction, investigation of records with two methods and comparison

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